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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1951
Page
4
A breezy column notes the soft May air and asks how readers gardens are growing. It mentions Mr Miles Lynch planning a tonsillectomy, preferring staged removal due to cost, and observes county school cost burdens in Georgia.
In Washington reports show more than 20,000 members of the AFL Commercial Telegraphers Union in Western Union offices nationwide voted 10 to 1 in favor of a strike to back their wage demands.
The policy committee of the Textile Workers of America CIO voted in Charlotte North Carolina to comply with a government request and end the five week strike against cotton and rayon mills across eight Southern States.
Georgia readers note a cattle grazing fee increase on public lands from six to ten cents per animal unit month starting May 1. The higher charge reflects policy changes affecting those who graze livestock on federal lands.
Henry T McIntosh editor emeritus of the Albany Herald gains a ceremonious honor, joining a revered council of respected forebears, described as a venerable and exalted assembly of great grandfathers in Georgia journalism.
At the entry deadline midnight March 31, 257 Georgia communities entered the Champion Home town contest. Last year 281 towns entered and 230 submitted reports at the close of the competition.
Dr. Thos F Abercombie director emeritus of the Georgia Department of Public Health received the Ware county medical society hookworm cup from the medical society of Georgia at its 101st annual meeting in Augusta for his work in controlling hookworm disease in Georgia.
Series BE U S Treasury Bonds issued this week reach maturity after ten years. About 500 900 000 E Bonds were sold. Maturity dates for roughly 1 096 000 000 dollars of Series E Defense Bonds issued in 1941 will occur month by month from now through 1951 end.
The Columbus Enquirer reports Judge Solon M Davis has resigned from the Columbus Municipal Court due to ill health. He has served since January 1 1925, elected to seven consecutive four year terms, with his current term due to expire January 1 1953.
Former Acting Governor M. E. Thompson proposed in Columbus a movement that could gain broad support. He told Editor W. C. Tucker that Senator Dick Russell would sweep the state if a presidential primary were held in Georgia and urged Georgia to back Russell as the Democratic National Convention nominee in 1952.
Sleepy Georgetown a residential area in Washington marks its 200th year with a three day fair. The event features tours of historic homes, art exhibits, book fairs, parades, concerts, a formal dinner and a ball with participation by notable figures such as Secretary of State Dean Acheson and Senator Robert Taft. The celebration recalls Georgetown’s 1751 origins when Maryland granted town status and set privileges for fairgoers.
The Macon Telegraph notes Georgia is proud of native son Bishop Arthur J. Moore of the Methodist Episcopal Church being chosen president of the Council of Bishops. The appointment is described as the highest honor for a member of the faith, reflecting global church jurisdiction.
Brother Cooper of the Houston Home Journal congratulates Perry High School for securing the Third District Literary Meet victory. He notes Perry’s second consecutive win, praising the students and teachers and predicting another triumph next year.
In a column by Max Lassiter the Abbeville Chronicle shares a Cordele shopping quarrel involving a Wilcox county couple. The wife snubs the husband and jokes about who will wear the suit, prompting a brief, lighthearted exchange.
Brother Eugene Anderson of Macon Telegraph extols genuine country butter saying it beats all foods when well made and handled. He argues true country or cow butter is unmistakable to those raised in the country or small town with country raising.
A spring meeting of the National Association of Soil Conservation District Supervisors in Oklahoma opened with Chief Jasper Saunkeah of the Kiowa tribe delivering a prayer. The tract asks for unity in respecting nature and renewing the earths richness for future generations.
The American Newspaper Publishers Association reports 353 papers drove 104,230,983 miles with a record low 0.09 deaths per million miles. While U S fatalities rose to 35,000 in 1950, Georgia papers earned top honors with Albany Herald second in Group A Colu m bus Ledger-Enquirer first and Augusta Chronicle and Herald second in Group B.
Governor Talmadge announced that Georgia industrial output for the first eleven months of last year reached 3.271 billion dollars, up from 677 million in 1939. He said the South is witnessing its greatest industrial development, with figures compiled by the Manufacturers' Record noted as reliable.
Do something nice for mom this upcoming holiday. Finish a task she has wanted you to do or ease her workload. A simple thoughtful gesture will convey love and bring more happiness than any expensive gift.
Erle Cocke Jr., national commander of the American Legion and Dawson Ga resident, told Atlanta’s Junior Chamber of Commerce that Britain ships eleven vessels weekly from Hong Kong to Red China with six British-registered ships. He warned that UN forces must block China and Formosa or risk stalemate or negotiated peace in Korea.
A quirky collection of aphorisms and wry observations on money, friendship, business, aging, and daily life. It pokes fun at undertakers on pay as you go, claims blondes dye to get ahead, notes work brings happiness, and jokes about babies, divorces, and parking spaces.
N. L. Young of the Georgia Highway Users Conference reported that Georgia motorists paid 29.28 million dollars in emergency federal automotive taxes last year. The figure was disclosed in a press briefing last week.
See what's coming as a minstrel show headlines Reynolds-town with promotion for a Thursday appearance promising lively entertainment and social chatter in the community gathered around the event.
A coming event on May 10 features top talent from Reynolds Butler and Taylor Mill. The production promises to be the best yet and urges readers to watch the Heralds for more details.
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